Man in garbage can cited for public drunkenness at Musikfest

A 56-year-old Bethlehem was charged with public drunkenness Wednesday night after police found him waist deep in a garbage can as Musikfest ended for the night, police said.

Richard Follweiler, of Market Street, had his entire upper half of his body inside the garbage can with only his legs hanging out when an officer happened upon him at 11:02 p.m. on W. Second Street in the Americaplatz section, Lt. Mark DiLuzio said.

The officer helped Follweiler out of the garbage can, but he could not stand straight and began stumbling around, DiLuzio said.

Police did not know what Follweiler was doing in the garbage can. "Maybe he was portraying Oscar the Grouch," DiLuzio said.